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#11333: ESSO NEWSREEL, THE
Order1946-09-16, NBC, 10 min.
The Esso newsreel aired over WNBT-TV Channel 4 in New York City. It aired on Monday and Thursday evenings in 1946 when commercial television was in its infancy. It was a television version of the old Fox Movietone newsreel, a moviegoer would see between films. This ten-minute soundtrack captures the sounds of the news events of the day on a medium, which was about to change the cultural face of our nation. Highlights: 1- Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery is transported via an army transport plane from Fort Benning, Georgia, to Mitchell Field in Long Island, NY. Lt. General Matthew Ridgway welcomes the British Chief Of Staff for an inspection of the crack guard of US military police. Field Marshall Montgomery comments on the trim fitness of the guard. 2- Harlem, New York. A Harlem Day Care Center brings Summer camp to a group of Harlem school children who are unable to attend camp otherwise. 3- America vs. Sweden in the finals of the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament, televised on NBC-TV on September 15th, 1946. America's Jack Kramer wins the men's final. 4- Amateur golf final won by 33-year-old Ted Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts. He defeated Smiley Quick and Dick Chapman in the final round to win. 5- International Polo Championships in Westbury, NY. A crowd of 21,000 witnesses the field match between Mexico and the United States. The US wins 11-1 to capture the best two out of three game competition, 2-0. 6- Ninety second commercial for your neighborhood Esso Dealer. 7- Musical sign-off. Note: In 1947, the program's name was changed to "The Esso Reporter" and was seen on WNBT-TV on Monday evenings at 9PM.
#11337: GARROWAY AT LARGE
Order1949-10-02, NBC, min.
June 18th, 1949-June 24th, 1951 (NBC) This prime-time half-hour musical variety series, broadcast live from Chicago, introduced Dave Garroway to national television audiences. Other regulars Jack Haskell, Cliff Norton, Connie Russell, Betty Chappel, Jimmy Russell, and Aura Vainio. The show's trademarks were its spare sets (necessitated by a low budget), and humorous endings (such as Garroway announcing that the show was broadcast from Chicago, "the friendliest city in the world," then turning around to show a knife stuck in his back). The theme song for this show was "Sentimental Journey" and Garroway's first guest was Louis Armstrong. It was seen on Sunday evenings from 10-10:30PM on NBC. On this broadcast, Dave Garroway talks about the wondrous invention of television. Theme song: "Sentimental Journey"
#11336: "SHOW GOES ON, THE"
Order1949-12-04, CBS, 28 min.
- Will Jordan
- Jack Russell
- Robert Q. Lewis
- Art Hannes
- Sammy Kaye
- Sam Glick
- Lee Goober
- Alfredo Salmaggi
- The Three Riffs
- Ray Bloch and Orchestra
- Lila Hyers
- Adelaide Bishop
January 19th, 1950- February 23th, 1952 (CBS) Robert Q. Lewis hosted this prime-time talent show, on which talent buyers, agents, producers, and stars dropped by to audition and hire promising young hopefuls. Note: This was the pilot episode for the series. Celebrities appearing on this episode: Comedian Will Jordan, bandleader Sammy Kaye who is looking for a girl singer, Sam Glick, (club date booker, President of the Piece Goods Buyer's Association) Lee Goober, (owner of the "Rendezvous Room" in Philadelphia), Lila Hyers, (vocal), Jack Russell, (vocal), Alfredo Salmaggi, (founder of "The Salmaggi Opera Company), "The Three Riffs, Adelaide Bishop, (soprano), Ray Bloch and his orchestra). Announcer: Art Hannes. Host: Robert Q. Lewis
1949-12-12, WRCA, min.
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Guest: General Lucius D. Clay talks about Berlin crisis just passed. Also, Jackie Robinson tells Senate investigating Committee his views on baseball commissioner and the Negro fighting for his country. Comment on Paul Robeson. Newsman interviews 88-year-old Grandma Moses. She is going to receive achievement award from President Truman. She talks about her paintings as well.
1950-01-01, WNBC, min.
- Winston Churchill
- Joseph Stalin
- Jackie Robinson
- Harry Truman
- John J. McCloy
- Josip Broz Tito
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Drew Pearson
- John G. Crommelin
- Jinx Falkenburg
- Tex McCrary
- Paul Robeson
- William ODwyer
- Bill Robinson
- Enzio Pinza
- John L. Lewis
- Philip Murrow
- John Gates
- Carlos Romulo
- Charim Weitzman
- Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
- Pope Pius
- Angus Ward
- James Forrestal
- Amadeo Giannini
- Guy Gabrielson
- Louis A. Johnson
- Westbrook Pegler
- Alben William Barkley
- Dean Acheson
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Topics: Man of year search, personalities of 1949, Forrestal on threat against peace, Amadeo Giannini, talks about America, Bill Robinson dances and sings, John G. Crommelin talks about interservice feud, discussion on atomic energy, Jackie Robinson discusses loyalty of the American Negro and comments on Paul Robeson, Mrs FDR comments on "old men" in Congress, FDR Jr. discusses Republicans, President Truman on his "new deal", Guy Gabrielson on Washington demonstration, Secretary Johnson talks about Drew Pearson comment on Westbrook Pegler in reference to suit, "South Pacific" starring Enzio Pinza, hit of 1949, VP Barkley gets married, John L. Lewis and William O'Dwyer on dead miners, Phillip Murrow of CIO attacks communists, twelve Red leaders convicted of conspiracy against US, John Gates attacks US Capitalists, Secretary Acheson's two-faced foreign policy, possibility of Red China recognition, UN building being erected, Carlos Romulo of Phillipines speaks on rights of small nations, Chaim Weizmann predicts great Jewish state of Israel, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek on US friendship, Tito challenges Stalin, Pope Pius talk, Time Magazine names Winston Churchill "Man Of Century", voice of Churchill, US Counsel Angus Ward failed by Red Chinese, Ward tells of his imprisonment, John J. McCloy named "Man Of Year", McCloy doesn't believe Nazism will revive, believes strong bid by Germans for freedom, denies future German aggression,
#10634: HOLLYWOOD CALLING
Order1950-01-16, , min.
Jackpot quiz radio program. Guests: George Jessel, Ida Lupino. Host: Jack McCoy.
1950-02-07, WNBC, min.
1946-1959 WNBC Various TV and radio slots Talk/ interview show with Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg. Today's Headlines: President Truman to use Taft-Hartley act against John J. Lewis's striking coal miners, litterbug crackdown in New York City, Jack McCloy claims to marry Nazi's in German government, home of Mickey Cohen is blasted by dynamite- still alive, Today's Guest: Actor Franchot Tone.
1950-03-23, , min.
- Jack Smith
- Mercedes McCambridge
- Broderick Crawford
- Ronald Reagan
- Arlene Dahl
- Olivia de Havilland
- James Stewart
- Patricia Neal
- Ginger Rogers
- Dean Martin
- George Murphy
- Ricardo Montalban
- Donald OConnor
- Red Skelton
- June Allyson
- Cole Porter
- Anne Baxter
- James Cagney
- Dick Powell
- Gene Autry
- Jose Ferrer
- Ida Lupino
- Paul Douglas
- Joseph Mankiewicz
- DeanJagger
- John Hodiak
- Charles Brackett
- Peggy Dow
- Joanne Dru
- Barbara Hale
- Ruth Roman
- James Hilton
- John Lund
- Ray Milland
- Micheline Presle
- Mark Robson
- Claire Trevor
- Jane Wyman
- Betty Garrett
- Ann Blyth
Radio broadcast of the 22nd annual Academy Award ceremony at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood, California for the best films and performances of 1949. Broderick Crawford captured the best actor award for "All The King's Men" while Olivia de Havilland won best actress award for "The Heiress." "All The Kings's Men" won the award for best picture. This was the last year all five Best Picture nominees were in black and white. Other awards: Best Supporting Actor: Dean Jagger Best Supporting Actress: Mercedes McCambridge Best Director: Joseph Mankiewicz Host: Paul Douglas.
1950-04-22, MGM, min.
- Roy Campanella
- Red Barber
- Jackie Robinson
- Alvin Dark
- Leo Durocher
- Ralph Branca
- Pee Wee Reese
- Hank Thompson
- Whitey Lockman
- Eddie Stanky
- Wes Westrum
- Carl Furillo
- Don Mueller
- George Shuba
- Jim Russell
- Bobby Morgan
- Dan Bankhead
- Cal Abrams
- Jack Banta
- Jack Harshman
- Jack Kramer
- Sheldon Jones
- Pete Milne
- Burt Shotton
- Connie Desmond
Brooklyn Dodgers - 7 New York Giants 6 From Ebbets Field the fourth game of the 1950 season, and the first regularly scheduled Brooklyn Dodger game to be Nationally broadcast. Highlights include first Black Pitcher in Major League history, Dan Bankhead, starting the game for the Brooklyn Dodgers who hits a double in his first time at bat. Gil Hodges hits a home-run. Calling the play by play on this radio broadcast are Red Barber and Connie Desmond.
#10395: GARROWAY AT LARGE
Order1950-08-28, NBC, min.
June 18th, 1949-June 24th, 1951 (NBC) This prime-time half-hour musical variety series, broadcast live from Chicago, introduced Dave Garroway to national television audiences. Other regulars Jack Haskell, Cliff Norton, Connie Russell, Betty Chappel, Jimmy Russell, and Aura Vainio. The show's trademarks were its spare sets (necessitated by a low budget), and humorous endings. The theme song for this show was "Sentimental Journey" and Garroway's first guest was Louis Armstrong. It was seen on Sunday evenings from 10-10:30PM on NBC. Guest: Mildred Daly. Also featuring Jack Haskell.
#10752: PABST BLUE RIBBON BOUTS: HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP: EZZARD CHARLES VS. JOE LOUIS.
Order1950-09-27, CBS, 60 min.
PABST BLUE RIBBON BOUTS (CBS TELEVSION WEDNESDAY NIGHTS) October 28, 1948 - May 25, 1955 This the CBS Radio Broadcast of the fight. Undefeated Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Joe Louis, meets Ezzard Charles for the heavyweight boxing championship of the world. Charles wins a unanimous fifteen round decision becoming the only man to go the full fifteen rounds with Louis and win. Opening of the broadcast with Pabst commercial is recorded with Jack Brickhouse and Russ Hodges discussing the significance of this match even taking away back page headlines during New York Yankess pennant race. The fight is called by Russ Hodges. Every round is recorded. After 15 rounds of boxing, official announcements from judges and referee declaring unanimous decisive win for Ezzard Charles. Ted Husing in the ring interviews Ezzard Charles and a number of his corner men. Wrap-up evaluations with Jack Brickhouse and Russ Hodges signing off.#5897: KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY
Order1950-11-17, WABC, 54 min.
- John Raitt
- Dennis King
- Doretta Morrow
- Loring Smith
- William Lynn
- Jed Prouty
- Phil Coolidge
- Stanley Carson
- Brooks Dunbar
- Jack Manning
- Harvey Sheppard
Presented on "PULITZER PRIZE PLAYHOUSE." Television adaptation of the Maxwell Anderson-Kurt Weill musical about Peter Stuyvesant. Excellent sound. Broadcast contains opening. Complete.
#10394: GARROWAY AT LARGE
Order1950-12-10, NBC, 20 min.
June 18th, 1949-June 24th, 1951 (NBC) This prime-time half-hour musical variety series, broadcast live from Chicago, introduced Dave Garroway to national television audiences. Other regulars Jack Haskell, Cliff Norton, Connie Russell, Betty Chappel, Jimmy Russell, and Aura Vainio. The show's trademarks were its spare sets (necessitated by a low budget), and humorous endings. The theme song for this show was "Sentimental Journey" and Garroway's first guest was Louis Armstrong. It was seen on Sunday evenings from 10-10:30PM on NBC. Highlights of December 10th, 1950, show: Comedian Cliff Norton does a football coach routine. Betty Chappel sings "Get Out And Get Under The Moon." Dave Garroway gives his audience Christmas tips Jack Haskell and Connie Russell sing ""Foggy Day"
#5920: HIT THE DECK
Order1950-12-11, WNBT, 30 min.
Presented on MUSICAL COMEDY TIME. Adaptation of the 1927 Broadway musical. Musical numbers only. Very good sound recording for its vintage.#10393: GARROWAY AT LARGE
Order1950-12-17, NBC, 29 min.
June 18th, 1949-June 24th, 1951 (NBC) This prime-time half-hour musical variety series, broadcast live from Chicago, introduced Dave Garroway to national television audiences. Other regulars Jack Haskell, Cliff Norton, Connie Russell, Betty Chappel, Jimmy Russell, and Aura Vainio. The show's trademarks were its spare sets (necessitated by a low budget), and humorous endings. The theme song for this show was "Sentimental Journey" and Garroway's first guest was Louis Armstrong. It was seen on Sunday evenings from 10-10:30PM on NBC. Highlights of December 17th, 1950, show: Betty Chappel sings "My Heart's In The Middle Of July" Connie Russell and Jack Haskell sing " Sleigh Ride Christmas Song" Dave Garroway discusses his studio telescope camera.
1951-01-09, CBS, 30 min.
- Bob Hope
- Art Linkletter
- Mary Martin
- Charlie McCarthy
- Bing Crosby
- Judy Garland
- Louis Armstrong
- Edgar Bergen
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Dorothy Kirsten
- Jack Teagarden
- William S. Paley
- Amos and Andy
- Mrs H.L. Crosby
A CBS RADIO PRODUCTION MC Art Linkletter with in order of appearance: Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy- Comedy Mary Martin sings "A Wonderful Guy" William S. Paley- recalls hearing Bing for the first time twenty years ago and getting him for CBS. Ella Fitzgerald- sings "Can Anyone Explain?" Amos and Andy- tribute to Bing (serious) Dorothy Kirsten- sings "Ouvre Ton Coeur" Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden-"Rockin Chair" Judy Garland sings- "Rockabye Your Baby" Mrs. H. L. Crosby Sr. Recalls Bing's childhood Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in a comedy routine Bing sings- "I Surrender Dear"
#5898: NO NO NANETTE
Order1951-03-05, WNBC, 30 min.
Presented on "MUSICAL COMEDY TIME." This Monday Night anthology series was seen every other week. Thirteen one hour musical comedy presentations were aired.
Jackie Gleason plays an Atlantic City bon vivant showing an aspiring flapper around town. Musical numbers only.#10665: CBS NEWS SPECIAL
Order1951-04-11, CBS, min.
- Harry S. Truman
- Douglas MacArthur
- James Nolan
- Matthew Ridgeway
- Joseph Martin
- Robert Kerr
- John Jackson Sparkman
- William Ezra Jenner
Commentary on the firing of General MacArthur, Representative Joseph Martin calls on General MacArthur to come to the US to tell story, also calls for possible impeachment of President Truman, Senator James Nolan calls situation "Far East Munich." Senator Robert Kerr supports Truman, supports all out war with Red China. Secretary Dean Acheson accused of dominating US policy and defense, Senator John Sparkman says General MacArthur lacks understanding of situation, Senator William Jenner claims firing gives Russians a great victory, President Truman chooses General Matthew Ridgeway to replace MacArthur. General ran Fleet to replace Ridgeway in 8th Army Command.
#10396: GARROWAY AT LARGE
Order1951-06-17, NBC, 15 min.
- Louis Armstrong
- Dave Garroway
- Connie Russell
- Betty Chappel
- Jack Haskell
- Cliff Norton
- Art Van Damme
- Jimmy Russell
June 18th, 1949-June 24th, 1951 (NBC) This prime-time half-hour musical variety series, broadcast live from Chicago, introduced Dave Garroway to national television audiences. Other regulars Jack Haskell, Cliff Norton, Connie Russell, Betty Chappel, Jimmy Russell, and Aura Vainio. The show's trademarks were its spare sets (necessitated by a low budget), and humorous endings. The theme song for this show was "Sentimental Journey" and Garroway's first guest was Louis Armstrong. It was seen on Sunday evenings from 10-10:30PM on NBC. Guest: Louis Armstrong sings "Sit Down, You're Rockin The Boat" Dave Garroway mentions that Louis Armstrong was the first guest on the premiere show (Garroway At Large, June 18th, 1949). Armstrong plays the trumpet and sings "Basin Street Blues." Also featured are Jack Haskell, Connie Russell, Cliff Norton, Betty Chappel, Jimmy Russell, and Art Van Damme.
1951-10-02, WNBC, min.
- Tex McCrary
- Omar Bradley
- Jackie Robinson
- Jinx Falkenburg
- Chuck Dressen
- Harold Stassen
- Philip Jessup
- Owen Lattimore
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Today's Headlines: Garbage collector's strike in New York City, Harold Stassen says US foreign policy in Asia was product of advice of Philip Jessup and Owen Lattimore, General Bradley wants truce, big news of the day is the Giants-Dodgers playoff game to be played in the Polo Grounds tomorrow. The playoff series is currently tied at a game apiece, following today's 10-0 Dodger win at the Polo Grounds. Interview with Dodger manager Chuck Dressen and Jackie Robinson, which took place at Ebbets Field on June 12th, 1951. Robinson was interviewed by a little league youngster.1951-10-03, WNBC, min.
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Today's News: Rodeo to tour, 68 US Sabre Jets to Korea, Labor Group, Churchill blames Iran. Draft off, Eisenhower movement. In playoff baseball, Brooklyn Dodgers defeat New York Giants 10-0 in game 2 of National League playoff at Polo Grounds, evening the series at a game apiece. Jackie Robinson homers for Brooklyn.1951-10-03, WCFL, 132 min.
- Duke Snider
- Jackie Robinson
- Alvin Dark
- Willie Mays
- Leo Durocher
- Ralph Branca
- Pee Wee Reese
- Monte Irvin
- Don Newcombe
- Sal Maglie
- Hank Thompson
- Whitey Lockman
- Eddie Stanky
- Bobby Thomson
- Wes Westrum
- Carl Furillo
- Gorden McLendon
- Andy Pafko
- Don Mueller
- Clint Hatung
- Bill Rigney
- Ray Noble
- Larry Jansen
The Liberty Network, WCFL, Chicago aircheck. The National League Championship game number three, that included the famous game-ending home run by Bobby Thompson ("The Shot Heard Round the World"). This radio broadcast is actually a re-creation, using data about the game sent in by wire. The announcer is Gordon McLendon, who owned the Liberty Network.#11339: FRIARS ROAST FOR JACK BENNY
Order1951-11-09, CBS, 60 min.
- Milton Berle
- Jack Benny
- George Jessel
- George Burns
- Fred Allen
- Vincent Impellitteri
- Bernard Baruch
- Adlai Stevenson
- William S. Paley
This "Salute To Jack Benny" testimonial dinner aired on CBS radio on November 9th, 1951. Celebrating Jack's twenty years in radio are New York City Mayor Vincent Impellitteri, Milton Berle, President of CBS William S. Paley, Bernard Baruch, George Burns, George Jessel, Adlai Stevenson, and Fred Allen. Jack Benny remarks at the end of the roast. The program originates from the Friar's Club.#19154: FRIARS ROAST FOR JACK BENNY
Order1951-11-09, , 7 min.
Fred Allen seven-minute excerpt.
1954-02-25, WNBC, min.
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Today's Guests: Jack Benny (Brief ) and Mary Martin.1954-03-28, NBC, 71 min.
- Jack Benny
- Gordon MacRae
- Mary Martin
- Richard Rodgers
- Ed Sullivan
- Groucho Marx
- Yul Brynner
- Rosemary Clooney
- Tony Martin
- Patricia Morrison
- Jan Clayton
- John Rait
- Ezio Pinza
- Oscar Hammerstein
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the General Foods Corporation has taken over the NBC and CBS networks from 8:00 to 9:30 P.M. to present highlights from the musical productions of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd. The shows to be represented in this review of eleven years of musical-comedy achievement are: Oklahoma, Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King and I, and Me and Juliet. Clarence Francis, chairman of General Foods, opens the program which is hosted by Mary Martin. The first musical number, "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," sung by Gordon MacRae, comes from "Oklahoma!", Rodgers and Hammerstein's first musical collaboration together. Jack Benny then appears in a sketch in which he recalls buying a ticket to "Carousel" for only six dollars and sixty cents. Then John Raitt sings "You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan," and is joined by Jan Clayton in singing "If I Loved You"; both songs are from "Carousel." After Martin sings "It Might as Well Be Spring," from the score to the movie "State Fair," Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, introduce Bill Hayes and Janice Rule in "You Are Never Away," from the musical "Allegro." The following segment is an excerpt from Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life" television series, in which he interviews Rodgers and Hammerstein. Then Martin and Ezio Pinza perform "Some Enchanted Evening," and Martin sings "A Wonderful Guy." Both pieces are from the musical "South Pacific." Ed Sullivan then introduces excerpts from "The King and I," which feature Patricia Morison singing "Getting to Know You," with dancing by Michiko, as well as Yul Brynner performing "A Puzzlement." Jack Benny returns to showcase Tony Martin in "The Big Black Giant" and Rosemary Clooney in "No Other Love"; both pieces are from "Me and Juliet." The program ends with MacRae and Florence Henderson performing a duet from "Oklahoma!" titled "People Will Say We're in Love."
#10427: "THE MUSIC SHOW"
Order1954-04-07, WABD, 30 min.
- Mike Douglas
- Jackie Van
- Eleanor Warner
- Dolores Peterson
- Henri Noel
- Robert Trendler
- Robert Trendler Orchestra
- Bonnie Heller
May 19th, 1953- October 17th, 1954 (Dumont Network) Broadcast times, all Dumont: May 1953- June 1953- Tuesday- 9 to 9:30PM July 1953- October 1953- Tuesday- 8:30PM to 9PM October 1953- January 1954- Wednesday 10:30PM to 11:00PM. January 1954- September 1954- Wednesday 10PM to 10:30PM September 1954- October 1954- Sunday- 10PM to 10:30 PM. Broadcast from Chicago, this half-hour series presented light classical and popular selections without commercial interruptions. Robert Trendler conducted the orchestra and vocalists included Jackie Van, Mike Douglas, Henri Noel, Eleanor Warner (1953-1954), Dolores Peterson (1954). Other Notes: In 1954, Dolores Peterson replaced Eleanor Warner. Mike Douglas and Jackie Van sang the more popular tunes while Henri Noel, Eleanor Warner, and Dolores Peterson handled the meatier stuff. Repertoire was primarily standards, including medleys from "Carousel", "South Pacific", and other Broadway shows. Robert Trendler's 34 piece orchestra provided the lush accompaniment. Highlights from the 4-7-54 broadcast: "Romberg Overture" "Spring Is Here" "While We're Young" "Someone Lovelier Than You" "Lullaby Of Broadway"- Mike Douglas "I Only Have Eyes For You" "Ooh That Kiss" "Summer Night" "Latin From Manhattan" "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Theme Signoff Signoff: "This is the Dumont Television Network." From the announcer.
#10606: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1954-05-31, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Andrew Sisters
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Guests: The Andrew Sisters. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres. Announcer: Dick Stark
#10581: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1954-06-09, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Jack Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Fontane Sisters. Mitchell Ayres, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra. Announcer: Dick Stark
#10582: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1954-06-11, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra. Announcer: Dick Stark
#10580: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1954-06-16, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Anthony
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Guest: Ray Anthony. Announcer: Dick Stark.
#10583: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1954-06-18, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres. Announcer: Dick Stark
1954-07-17, CBS, min.
- Jack E. Leonard
- Tommy Dorsey
- Jimmy Dorsey
- DeMarco Sisters
- Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- Los Gatos
- June Taylor Dancers
July 3rd, 1954-September 18th, 1954 (CBS) October 1st, 1955-September 22nd, 1956 (CBS) Musical variety series hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Introduced as a one-hour show in 1954, it was a summer replacement for the Jackie Gleason Show. Gleason resurrected the show in the fall of 1955, trimming it to a half-hour, preceding his own show. In 1956, comedian Jack Carter became the permanent emcee of the show, which saw both Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin make their national TV debuts. Guests: Jack E. Leonard, DeMarco Sisters.
1954-07-17, CBS, min.
- Jack E. Leonard
- Tony Bennett
- Tommy Dorsey
- Jimmy Dorsey
- DeMarco Sisters
- Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- Los Gatos
- June Taylor Dancers
July 3rd, 1954-September 18th, 1954 (CBS) October 1st, 1955-September 22nd, 1956 (CBS) Musical variety series hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. Introduced as a one-hour show in 1954, it was a summer replacement for the Jackie Gleason Show. Gleason resurrected the show in the fall of 1955, trimming it to a half-hour, preceding his own show. In 1956, comedian Jack Carter became the permanent emcee of the show, which saw both Elvis Presley and Bobby Darin make their national TV debuts. Guests: Tony Bennett, DeMarco Sisters.
#10584: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1954-10-04, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres. Announcer: Dick Stark
#5942A: PANAMA HATTIE
Order1954-11-10, WCBS, 54 min.
- Art Carney
- Jack E. Leonard
- Ethel Merman
- Ray Middletown
- Karin Wolfe
- Neil Hamilton
- Joseph Macauley
- Betty O'Neill
Presented on "THE BEST OF BROADWAY." Ethel Merman reprises her Broadway role from the 1940 Cole Porter musical about a singer's efforts to impress the scion of Philadelphia society. Betty Furness contributes to the live commercials.#5893: BABES IN TOYLAND
Order1954-12-18, WNBC, 80 min.
Presented on "MAX LIEBMAN PRESENTS." This version is a lost television broadcast. Reprising the role of Santa Claus is Dave Garroway, who tells a young girl left in a department store the story of "Babes In Toyland."#10585: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1955-01-03, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres. Announcer: Dick Stark
#10586: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1955-01-05, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres. Announcer: Dick Stark
#10426: "VARIETY: MAX LIEBMAN"
Order1955-01-30, NBC, 25 min.
- Bill Hayes
- Pat Carroll
- Max Liebman
- Gilbert and Sullivan
- Jack Russell
- Kitty Kallen
- Danny Scholl
- Claire Chatwin
- Ray Drakely
The big musical production is a jazz version of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta "HMS Pinafore" Highlights: "Blue, Blue, Blue"- Chorus "Buttercup Baby"- Pat Carroll "Give Three Cheers"- Danny Scholl "Ah,Well-A Day"- Bill Hayes "Admiral's Boogie"- Jack Russell "De Queen's Navee Mambo"- Jack Russell "Ring The Merry Bells"- Jack Russell, Danny Scholl, Kitty Kallen "Carefully"- Bill Hayes, Kitty Kallen, Danny Scholl, Pat Carroll "All That Glitters"- Pat Carroll "Say It Ain't So"- Pat Carroll "Cool New Captain Of Pinafore"- Ensemble Note: Final 25 minutes of broadcast.
1955-03-07, WRCA, 96 min.
- Jack Benny
- Steve Allen
- Jimmy Durante
- Danny Thomas
- Ralph Edwards
- George Burns
- Dave Garroway
- Dr. Frank Baxter
- Don Defore
- Gordon Jenkins
Broadcast from 11:30 pm to 1:05am, pre-empling Tonight Show starring Steve Allen, The seventh annual Emmy Awards , and for the first time televised Nationally. From Hollywood Steve Allen. From New York Emcee Dave Garroway. Commercials included.
1955-03-09, WNBC, 14 min.
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Today's Guests: Abe Burrows, Jack Warner, Marilyn Monroe. Jinx Falkenburg chats with Jack Warner about his new film, "East Of Eden." Jack predicts stardom for Jimmy Dean. He also thinks that Judy Garland will get an Oscar for, "A Star Is Born" (she was nominated, but did not win). At the supper party after the premier of, "A Star Is Born," Abe Burrows, master of ceremonies, ad-libs when Marilyn Monroe walks into the room. She speaks about just joining and working at "The Actor's Studio." Marilyn states that she loved the movie "East of Eden." Includes a VIM commercial. NOTE: This was the first time that Jinx Falkenburg interviewed Marliyn Monroe....as communicated to Phil Gries her two Monroe interviews (see ATA 12-12-1955) were the most challenging interviews she ever encountered.#5918: MERRY WIDOW, THE
Order1955-04-09, WCBS, 75 min.
Presented on "MAX LIEBMAN PRESENTS." Television adaptation of the 1907 Franz Lehar operetta. No open or close recorded.#10322: GEORGE GOBEL SHOW, THE
Order1955-05-14, NBC, min.
NBC October 2nd, 1954-March 10th, 1959 CBS October 11th, 1959-June 5th, 1960, George Gobel hosted three different variety series. The first was a half-hour program October 1954 thru June 1957. The second also for NBC was an hour broadcast alternating with the Eddie Fisher Show, both starring and guesting on each others program each week (September 1957 thru March 1959). Third series for Gobel had him appear on CBS TV from October 1959 thru June 1960 back with a half-hour format. During his NBC run George Gobel would do an "Alice" skit, parodying his own real life domestic life with wife, Alice. Jeff Donnell (1957-1958) and later Phyllis Avery (1958-1959) played the role of Alice. Usually there would be a guest star and a skit or two following a down home spun stand-up monolgue at the beginning of the program by "lonesone" George Gobel. Guest: Jack Benny.1955-05-22, CBS, min.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971 ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN) Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles. Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive. The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture. Guest: Comedian Jack E. Leonard
#10587: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1955-05-25, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres. Announcer: Dick Stark
#10588: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1955-06-01, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres. Announcer: Dick Stark
#10328: JACKIE GLEASON SHOW, THE
Order1955-06-04, WCBS, min.
September 20, 1952-June 22, 1957; October 3, 1958-January 2 1959; February 3 1961-March 24, 1961; September 1962-September 12, 1970 After the 1954-1955 season (one hour live broadcasts), Jackie Gleason produced a series of 39 filmed half-hour episodes of "The Honeymooners" which was syndicated (1955-1956). For the following 1956-1957 season, the Jackie Gleason Show returned to a live one-hour variety format with a Honeymooners sketch included in many of its broadcasts. After this season, The Honeymooners sketches would not be revived until the 1966-1967 season of The Jackie Gleason Show. Comedy Skits: A. Charlie Bratten, B. Joe The Bartender, C. Reggie Van Gleason 111.
#10589: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1955-06-06, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres. Announcer: Dick Stark
#10590: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1955-06-08, CBS, min.
- Perry Como
- Fontane Sisters
- Ray Charles Singers
- Jack Brown
- Dick Stark
- Mitchell Ayres Orchestra
- Mitchell Ayres
October 2, 1950 - June 24, 1955 (CBS TV Monday, Wednesday, Friday 15 minute broadcasts). September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Fontane Sisters, Jack Brown, Ray Charles Singers, Mitchell Ayres Orchestra, Mitchell Ayres. Announcer: Dick Stark